#00A8A8 · Cadet

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#00A8A8 is a medium, highly saturated teal color, closest to Cadet and near Cadet and Jade. In OKLCH it has 66% lightness and 0.11 chroma at hue 195°. Teal suggests clarity and sophistication; it sits between the calm of blue and the freshness of green, which makes #00A8A8 a natural choice for healthcare, SaaS dashboards and coastal brands. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#00A8A8
RGBrgb(0, 168, 168)
HSLhsl(180, 100%, 33%)
CMYK100, 0, 0, 34
CSS var--cadet
Contrast2.93:1 white · 7.17:1 black

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How to use #00A8A8

Black text passes WCAG AA on #00A8A8 (7.17:1); white text does not (2.93:1).

For a calm scheme pair #00A8A8 with its analogous neighbors #00A854 and #0054A8; for contrast use its complement #A80000 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cadet: #00A8A8;

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